Freddie The Postman
Although born in Churchstanton in 1791 my gg grandfather James Doble moved to Upottery and I have had close relatives living in the village until my grandmother Beatrice Doble died in 1982.
My sister and myself were born, baptized and lived at Addington Cottages until the Sidmouth estate was sold in 1954 and we moved to Ilminster. My father, Maurice was a thatcher on the estate.
However, I spent all my school holidays at Upottery and one of my memories was of Freddie Smith the postman who did his rounds on a huge grey horse called Dandy. At 4 - 5 years old being on his back seemed like a long way from the ground.
I have so many memories of Upottery and the people who lived there and even returned and married in the church in 1969.
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I have been searching the net seeking information on my father's family who came from Upottery and could not believe it when I saw the story on Fred Smith. He was my grandmother's twin brother and her name was Nelly Summers. The family, which included my Uncle Jim and my father, Charles, came to New Zealand in 1914 and lived mainly in the Manawatu. Sad to say they are now all dead. I had a sad moment the other day when I remembered Dad's birthday - he would have been 100 years old! I still can't believe I have found this web site. I have photographs of Uncle Fred on his grey horse plus a newspaper cuttings. Memories are flooding into my mind - I can only hope that some who knew my family finds this. Thank you.
Comment from Judy Millar on Tuesday, 18th May 2010.